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Friday, February 13, 2015

Lego Star Wars Book Collection: A New Hope and the Empire Strikes Back

Written by: Emma Grange

Pages: 32

Format:
Paperback

Genre:
Children’s Book

Reading
Level: 5-7 years

DK Readers
is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest
while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With nine new
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perfect book at their appropriate reading level to help with school projects or
independent reading.

A New Hope:

DK Readers:
LEGO® Star Wars®: A New Hope is the exciting story of the iconic Star Wars:
Episode IV movie, retold for young readers with their favorite LEGO® Star Wars®
minifigures and sets. This Level 1 Reader follows our heroes as they attempt to
rescue rebel leader Princess Leia from the evil empire.

The Empire
Strikes Back:

Follow the
adventures of the rebels as they fight against the Galactic Empire-all in LEGO®
form, with DK Readers: LEGO® Star Wars®: The Empire Strikes Back. Clear,
informative text helps beginner readers to read on their own in this all-new
Level 2 Star Wars Reader from DK.

My thoughts:

I’m a big
Star Wars fan and when I saw this box set on the shelf of my local bookstore, I
just couldn’t resist getting myself one. The box has a picture of a storm
trooper in front. Inside the box set, there are 4 books; one copy of A New Hope
and one copy of The Empire Strikes Back plus two activity/sticker books.

My kids are
into the Star Wars Rebel cartoon so when they saw me come back with this box
set, they attacked it and tore it open. I think my kids enjoyed the sticker
books more than the actual story books. The sticker book was really a fun
activity to do with the kids and I also honestly think my husband had more fun with
the sticker book than the kids.

As for the books,
well I’m quite surprised that the author managed to capture the essence of the
storyline in less than 30+ pages for each book. The Lego mini figurines were
used quite well and flowed with how the author wrote the story.

Obviously, I
had more fun reading the books than my kids did because they are below the intended
reading level. It really is a cute book and a fun 10 minute read. A definite must
have for the Star Wars buff parent who want to introduce their young kids to the Star Wars series.